With nearly 8,000 acres of scenic beauty, Pere Marquette State Park is one of the most picturesque and beautiful locations on the Illinois River. As it is the largest state park in Illinois, visitors love coming to the park for hiking, biking, fishing, horseback riding and scenic drives.
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With nearly 8,000 acres of scenic beauty, Pere Marquette State Park is one of the most picturesque and beautiful locations on the Illinois River. As it is the largest state park in Illinois, visitors love coming to the park for hiking, biking, fishing, horseback riding and scenic drives.
New Philadelphia is Illinois' newest national park — now one of over 30 sites dedicated to Black history in the U.S. Aerial photograph of New Philadelphia townsite.
Starved Rock State Park located along the Illinois River in La Salle County is one of Illinois'? most beautiful destinations. Starved Rock was designated as Illinois' second state park in 1911. The park's 18 canyons feature vertical walls of moss-covered St.
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Yosemite National Park, USA (1890)Located in California's Sierra Nevada, it is one of the oldest, largest, and best-known national parks in the United States.
The New River in West Virginia may be one of the oldest rivers in the world, but it's also the namesake of America's newest national park: New River Gorge National Park and Preserve.
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